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# 47 U.S.C. § 37 - Violations; punishment

## Text

Whoever knowingly commits, instigates, or assists in any act forbidden by section 34 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

(May 27, 1921, ch. 12, § 4, 42 Stat. 8.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Submarine Cable Act which comprises this chapter.